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It is always fascinating to hear what people do in their lives, whether it is their work, hobbies or helping other people through their charity work. The Women’s Institute is known the world over for the wonderful work they do helping others. One of the main aims of the WI is education and at Chilton Foliat they have two annual bursaries of £100 to help towards any full member taking part in a course at Denman College.They also hold some very interesting talks with guest speakers such as Samantha who gave a personal account of China as a home country.
Chilton Foliat WI
China Night
If you were in the vicinity of the village hall on the night of 12th November, you may well have thought you had travelled to foreign lands. The WI members staged a magnificent International night when they celebrated China. Flags flew outside and inside the hall was decorated with an amazing array of memorabilia, art work, industrial information and of course delicious food!
Chilton Foliat resident, Samantha giving a personal account of China as a home country
Samantha’s beautiful children in Chinese national dress
Village resident Samantha gave a wonderful and very frank personal account of China as a home country. We were told about the history of the country and how over the decades the governing bodies changed from individual countries to the great power it is today. Samantha was a wonderful speaker and we are so very grateful to her for spending the time with us. However she wasn’t alone as her two delightful children completely stole the show being dressed in traditional costume from head to toe and looking fantastic.
Our supper was a mix of Dim Sum and crackers, sweet meats and traditional China tea served in the most beautiful teapots I’m sure it made it taste that much better!
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The Diary of events for 2016 will be available mid December and you can obtain a copy by contacting the secretary by emailing womens.institute@chiltonfoliat.com or telephoning 01488 681334.
The new WI page in the Chilton Foliat web site will be up and running by the new year so all information about our group will be there for you to browse.
